【读新闻学英语】惠灵顿海滨惊现企鹅尸体？！原来这一切都是“汪星人”的错...
By 新西兰先驱报中文网· 2017年05月26日 03:18
The bloody death of a little blue penguin on Wellington's waterfront last night serves as a warning for people who have dogs - keep your dog on a leash.
昨晚，一具血淋淋的小蓝企鹅尸体被人发现躺在惠灵顿海滨区域。这起“惨案”再一次提醒了养狗人士——带“汪星人”出门时用狗链拴好它们。
图源：NZ Herald
little blue penguin：小蓝企鹅，也称蓝企鹅，是企鹅家族中体型最小的物种，普遍身高43厘米，体重约为1千克，雄性的体型比雌性的略大一点；
Waterfront：海滨，水滨；
on leash：拴狗；
That's the message from Wellington City Councillor Peter Gilberd, who holds the council's Natural Environment Portfolio.
首先公开发出呼吁的是惠灵顿市议员Peter Gilberd，他负责惠灵顿自然环境这个方面。
Councillor：议员；
"A lot of people wouldn't realise that we have little blue penguins roosting right in the middle of Wellington - but it's a happy fact of life. Unfortunately most dogs will naturally see a little blue penguin as prey - and if a dog is off-leash then it'll kill a penguin in a couple of seconds - before anybody can do anything.
“许多人都不知道小蓝企鹅经常出现在惠灵顿市中心，更加不幸的是，大多数犬类都会将小蓝企鹅当成一种猎物进行捕杀。一只没有拴狗链的狗可以在几秒钟之内杀死一只企鹅。”
prey：猎物；
An eyewitness said the dog owner fled the scene after the attack.
据一名现场目击者表示，在自己的宠物狗杀死那只小蓝企鹅之后，这位主人就带着它迅速离开了现场。
Eyewitness：目击者；
fled the scene：逃离现场；
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